Trophic importance of the chaetognaths Eukrohnia hamata and Sagitta gazellae in the pelagic system of the Prince Edward Islands (Southern Ocean)

Polar Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 242-249

  Froneman, P W ^a   Pakhomov, E A ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TROPHIC DYNAMICS; ZOOPLANKTON;

INDIAN OCEAN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS;

CHAETOGNATHA; CLAUSOCALANUS BREVIPES; COPEPODA; EUKROHNIA HAMATA; METRIDIA GERLACHEI; METRIDIA LUCENS; SAGITTA GAZELLAE;

EID: 0031922020     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050241     Document Type: Article

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